ITHAKA’s mission is to expand access to knowledge and education around the world. Our services — Artstor, JSTOR, Portico, and Ithaka S+R — enable people everywhere to learn, to grow, and to overcome historical barriers to education. In carrying out our mission, as employees we feel a deep responsibility to each other and our well-being, and are committed to building and sustaining a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace.

The Role

Are you an aspiring archivist or library graduate student looking to learn more about Special Collections, Archives, and/or Digital Preservation? This internship will provide a chance for you to take a deep dive into the product and market landscape for digital collection management tools, while observing what it takes to bring a new product to market. ITHAKA is looking for an Outreach Strategy Intern who will report to the Director of Strategy Implementation and complete regional market overview reports to help us successfully grow participation in JSTOR’s Digital Stewardship Services.

This internship spans a period of 12 weeks, beginning on March 3, 2025. To be considered for this opportunity, please ensure your application is submitted by the deadline of January 24, 2025.

Responsibilities

  • The Intern will be responsible (with supervision and guidance) for completing market overviews for assigned regions that include:
    • Region specific trends related to Digital Stewardship & Collections Management (ex: comparator products, key conferences, funding trends)
    • Top prospects Outreach should be targeting in the region
    • Types of contacts Outreach should be looking to speak and contact research for top prospects

Experience and Skills

  • Actively enrolled in a graduate degree program 
  • Experience or familiarity with libraries, digital preservation, archives, and knowledge of special collections a plus
  • Excellent research skills and proven ability to compile information from a variety of sources (databases, websites, etc.) into a consumable summary
  • Excellent communication skills (written and verbal)
  • Familiar with Google Suite: Docs, Sheets, Slides, and Drive

Work Authorization and Sponsorship 

ITHAKA is not currently considering candidates who require any type of immigration sponsorship (additional work authorization or permanent work authorization) now or in the future to work in the United States.

Compensation

At ITHAKA we believe in openness and equity. Part of living those values is our commitment to clarity about salary ranges, so candidates know what to expect. The pay for this position is $20.00/hourly. #LI-REMOTE #LI-JS1

Work for ITHAKA 

We are committed to our organizational values of belonging, evidence, speed, teamwork,  and trust. We take inclusion seriously. Belonging is one of our core values, and it shows in our vibrant culture. People from a wide range of backgrounds work at ITHAKA, and we believe that unique perspectives help us realize new insights and build better solutions.

We want to work with people who are passionate about ideas like these and who wish to contribute their perspectives and talents to ITHAKA’s mission. We enthusiastically welcome applications from people of all underrepresented backgrounds and credentials. We want to hear your story and include your perspective in the transformative work we aim to do.

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Although ITHAKA has physical offices in New York and Ann Arbor, Michigan, our employees are distributed across the continental United States. At this time, we’re not considering candidates who are unable to work and reside in the continental U.S.

Candidates may apply by submitting an application online through our career site, if you have any questions about your application, please contact us at careers@ithaka.org.  ITHAKA is committed to providing reasonable accommodations, if there’s anything we can do to accommodate any portion of the application or hiring process, please contact us at accommodations@ithaka.org. 

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer.  All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, religion, domestic violence victim status, veteran status, disability, history of disability or perceived disability, or other status protected by law. We invite you to read our Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Statement. ITHAKA cares about your privacy, learn more about our Applicant Privacy Notice.